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Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort To Debut Memorial Weekend

ICTMN Staff

4/12/13

The Navajo Nation will open the doors to its first casino on the Arizona side of its reservation on May 24. The grand opening celebration for Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort near Flagstaff will take place throughout Memorial Weekend, highlighting rich Navajo traditions while showcasing the property's gaming, luxurious resort accommodations, fine dining and unique architecture that pays homage to Navajo culture.

The 267,000-square-foot facility features commissioned Navajo artists’ original paintings and other artworks. Interior and exterior designs, lighting, colors and art installations incorporate the Four Worlds from the Navajo Creation and Emergence Story. Additionally, the basket weave pattern can be seen on the exterior of the resort as well as in subtle interior details throughout the casino, restaurants and guest rooms.

“Twin Arrows will create a new benchmark in gaming entertainment while improving the economic health and prosperity of the Navajo Nation,” said Derrick Watchman, chief executive officer of the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise. (Watchman became the first Navajo CEO of the enterprise on January 1, succeeding the Enterprise's first-ever CEO Bob Winter.) “As northern Arizona’s premier destination casino resort, Twin Arrows will create approximately 800 full-time jobs with an annual payroll of $20 million, including salaries and benefits.”

“Ya at'eeh. We welcome Arizona residents and tourists to experience our world-class gaming and array of dining options this summer,” said Maureen Curley, chairwoman of the Board of Directors for the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise. “We are committed to building business opportunities for the Navajo Nation as we provide an economic boost to the entire region and put Navajo people to work.”

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I am a resident of Camp Verde, AZ and go to Cliff Castle Casino about 3-4 times per week. My husband has Alzheimers and loves the music, noise, people having fun and just wants to go every day.....We who go often are very discouraged with how the winnings/hand pays have gone down and so we are looking forward to heading up your way and trying the new Navajo Casino. Will there be buses down here for us? You are opening up on May 24th and that is my 72nd birthday. I was wondering if you have a room with 2 queen beds as my brother and his wife, from Payson, want to come with us on opening day and spend a couple of nights there. Would appreciate a reply and what specials you have. Thank you very much for your consideration and time. Helen Harkins Rease

My husband Kelly Dewey been working on this Casino/Hotel for the past year, he talks about all the time, we live in Tucson but he travels every week to check the jibe site, I would love to be part of the grand opening!!!! (he works for ARS)

I read in the paper that the Navajo Nation is going to build a new Casino out by the Petrified Forest near Holbrook. When will they start on it? We would like one close to Holbrook. You will get business off of 1-40, Snowflake, Winslow, Sanders, the Reservation, Holbrook, St. Johns all the surrounding area.

You have ads published but do not give location ( how many miles east of Flagstaff ), No opening time, no hotel opening date and no info on bus service from Phoenix. Everyone in your comments section is asking the same questions. Why are you not responding ??? I had hoped you would show a little more interest in providing info to the public.

My wife and I go to the only casino (Cliff House)in our area. The slot machines seem to be getting tighter and tighter every year here.We are looking forward to visiting your new casino. Hopefully on opening day to celebrate your grand opening. Perhaps this will be a new beginning for us. Best of luck in your new beginning.

Pretty soon, it's going to be "tits up" for at least some of these efforts, no doubt instigated by outside "Biligaana" salesmen. Too bad when the Navajo people said they didn't want gambling, the "big shots" didn't listen.
Time will tell.
Good luck friends!
From two friends and admirers of Navajo people.

The rooms will not be available until June. I understand there are additions coming for possible RV, more rooms, and the like. The rooms will begin at $159 and upward. I haven't viewed any BINGO hall on the premises. The directions is on Interstate 40, exit at 219, between Flagstaff and Winslow. You can call at 1-855-WIN-TWIN.

The facility rendered in the media is breathtaking. I can imagine what the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort would looks like while being viewed in person. My concerns and questions are: How much effort is really being placed in the hiring of qualified Navajos and other Native Tribes in filling those positions that will elevate the economic conditions of the communities where these casinos are being built? When all the celebration and congratulations are laid to rest when will the Navajo people learn or be provided the statistics and ratios of how many non-Navajo employees (Whites) that are hired as apposed to members of the Navajo Tribe and other recognized Tribes? How many of these White employees hired are managers as apposed to non-managers. Why do I feel that this information will not be forthcoming at any time soon, maybe perhaps this is the past practice of our current and passed leaders. Maybe I'm too optimistic in thinking that the casino's Board of Directors will freely provide this information. We who have experienced these practices through the years by our own leaders tend to feels this way and it will not change. I give this new venture a year before disharmony and dissention starts developing. I prey I that I am proven wrong.

I'd love to visit your casino and play some Texas-hold'em, but I figure that I'd most likely get SCALPED.
I figure I'll just stick with your museums, pow-wow's, fire-water and squaws.
But in any event, good luck with your new business; The rez needs the employment for improving prosperity and health and education, I figure.
Anon Uh Mouse